[deathwarder]

Is it possible to repurpose an old computer as a firewall+antivirus, scanning everything before it gets into my network?

This post has been edited by Gouki: 02 May 2006 - 03:18 PM

[xpmaniac4ever]

Firewall = Yes.
Antivirus = No

[Gouki]

Take a look at SmoothWall. It is a very good firewall implementation.

[deathwarder]

what is it? and are you sure antivirus would be impossible?

[Gouki]

Gouki, on May 2 2006, 10:20 PM, said:

It is a very good firewall implementation.

What do you mean 'What is it?' ?

Having a central AV server is possible, but what kind of computer are we talking about?

[deathwarder]

what I meant is is it an os with great security designed as a hardware firewall, or a firewall to install over an os
just normal pcs, so it scans data as it passes from my modem to my router

[Scubar]

smoothwall is basically a version of linux with all the required components to turn the pc into a firewall. it is not something you install on an already installed OS.

[deathwarder]

ok, and how about av, I know it was stated to be impossible, I am just making sure

[LLXX]

Antivirus companies have them, they're dedicated virusscanning servers. You'd need special software for that though.

[Gouki]

deathwarder, on May 3 2006, 02:10 AM, said:

ok, and how about av, I know it was stated to be impossible, I am just making sure

You never heard me saying it was impossible, in fact, I said it *was* possible.

EDIT: Plugin for SmoothWall

This post has been edited by Gouki: 02 May 2006 - 10:26 PM

[jago_lfn]

http://www.clarkconnect.com/

antivirus, antispam, firewall, intrusion prevention. There is a FREE version.

Requirements @ http://www.clarkconn...equirements.php

This post has been edited by jago_lfn: 02 May 2006 - 10:23 PM

[Gouki]

jago_lfn, on May 3 2006, 05:18 AM, said:

http://www.clarkconnect.com/

antivirus, antispam, firewall, intrusion prevention. There is a FREE version.

Requirements @ http://www.clarkconn...equirements.php

Good find!

Have you tried it? If so, what do you think about it?

[jago_lfn]

I've used it since 1.3 i believe. Ran it for a few years on an old K6-233 with 64MB ram and a 80 gig drive, no probs whatsoever. Makes for an easy to config and reliable server/gateway. Very easy to set up and samba works like a dream for file sharing. Only bad thing is it doesnt support dial up modems.

[Gouki]

Looks pretty good. I'll definitely give it a try.

[deathwarder]

wow, that looks awesome, again, is it an os, or a program that runs on top of an os?

[Gouki]

It's an OS.

I recommend you to take a look at this page. You will have allot of questions answered.

[deathwarder]

ok, thanks, all of my questions are answered, if it doesnt work I will post back here

[bober]

deathwarder:
clarkconnect is an os based on linux.

i am running one now as a firewall/router/intrusion detector. i've used it since version 0.70. i won't gp on the net without it.

[deathwarder]

does it slow do dl/ul speeds?

[deathwarder]

also, is it possible to set up this computer without a monitor, then vnc into it to change settings?